Dodge Ram Complaints (2003)

2,323 consumer complaints on file.

#10479462October 9, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED A MUCH LOUDER GRINDING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477208September 26, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE OVERDRIVE WARNING LIGHTS. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED AND RE-ATTACHED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477230September 26, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE BLOWER DOES NOT SWITCH FROM FLOOR TO DASH OR DASH TO DEFROST UNLESS I MESS WITH IT AND GET LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476989September 25, 2012
STRUCTURE
I'M THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE DASH STARTED CRACKING AT 65,000 MILES. SO FAR THERE ARE 5 DIFFERENT CRACKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475842September 18, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILURE, SENDING THEM TO THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE DENIED THE CONTACT ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475869September 18, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
TRAVELING ON US 58 IN SUFFOLK, VA. I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND HIT A VERY LARGE WATER FILLED POT HOLE. THE RESULTS WAS MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE AFTER BREAKING TWO LUG NUTS. THE TRUCK SLID 300 FEET DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL COMING TO REST IN THE MEDIAN. A USAA REPAIR FACILITY REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HUB ASSEMBLY. I MOVED TO KINGS BAY GA. AND STARTED TO NOTICE A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE HAS 35" OFF ROAD TIRE ON IT SO I ASSUMED THE TIRES NEED TO BALANCED. AFTER ABOUT THREE WEEKS OF DRIVING THE REAL PROBLEMS AROSE. I DEVELOPED THE "DODGE DEATH WOBBLE". IT IS A VIOLENT SHAKING OF THE STEERING SYSTEM THAT FORCES YOU TO SLOW TO BELOW 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT A 36 YEAR OLD NAVY DIVER CHIEF, WHO HAS BEEN TO TACTICAL DRIVING SCHOOLS FOR THE MILITARY, HAS A DIFFICULT TIME HOLDING IT ON THE ROAD. NOW, I HAVE HAD THE DODGE DEALERSHIP DISREGARD THE PROBLEM, BALANCE THE TIRES, REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPENER, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474371September 9, 2012
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD DEVELOPED LARGE CRACK THAT CAN INTERFERE WITH OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG OR CAUSE PLASTIC SHARDS TO HIT THE PASSENGER. PER REVIEW OF SEVERAL WEBSITES, AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS PER THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THESE TRUCKS AND THE CAR MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE ACTION. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DASHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473701September 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE PULLING OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE VEHICLE KICKED BACK IN AND TOOK OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, AT RANDOM, WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP AND REPAIRED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR, AND TREATED IT FOR WATER IN THE GAS. NEITHER ONE OF THESE SOLVED THE PROBLEMS, AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS FOR WHAT ELSE MAY BE WRONG. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER CASES ONLINE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO HOPE THAT DODGE ISSUES A RECALL AND FINDS A REMEDY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473857September 4, 2012
STRUCTURE
MY DASH BOARD ON MY 2003 DODGE RAM 2500 WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES IS FALLING APART,THEN IT FALLS LITTLE PIECE OF IT IN MY AC VENT CAUSE PIECES TO FLY OUT IF YOU PUT IT ON DEFROST. VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO THE WHOLE DASH IS FALLING IN AND IF THE AIR BAGS GO OFF THE DASH PIECES COULD EASILY KILL OR HURT YOU. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT'S ALL . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473671September 3, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I TURN SIGNAL TO LEFT MAKES RIGHT SIGNAL COMES ON, WHEN YOU TURN RIGHT SIGNAL ON MAKES LEFT SIGNAL COMES ON. THE LAMP OUT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND GOING OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE LEFT SIGNAL ON THEN OFF AGAIN. I CHECKED NONE OF THE LAMPS ARE OUT. HAS BEEN TOOK TO DEALER TWICE AND HAD THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN FIXED, IT QUIT FOR A WHILE AND THEN STARTS THE SAME THING AGAIN.THE DEALER CLAIMS USING THE TILT ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS IN THE TURN SIGNAL ARM BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THE SIGNALS AND THE WIPERS. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER DODGE OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT BECAUSE IT COULD TURN INTO A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472904August 29, 2012
STRUCTURE
THE DASH HAS STARTED TO CRACK, AND THE LATEST ONE IS RIGHT ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. MY CONCERN IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE EVENT OF A AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IF A BIG SHARD OF PLASTIC FROM THE DASH WERE TO FALL IN FRONT OF THE AIR BAG DURING DEPLOYMENT. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE FRONT PASSENGER, OR MY YOUNG KIDS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT? I HAVE ALSO FOUND REPORTS OF OWNERS REPORTING WIRING PROBLEMS DUE TO PARTS OF THE DASH FALLING DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472710August 27, 2012
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VENTILATION SYSTEM FAILED AS IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. DUE TO WEAL PARTS, THE, "DOORS" THAT CONTROL AIR FLOW THROUGH THE VENTILATION DUCTS BROKE. I HAVE SLOWLY REPLACE EACH OF THE FOUR DOORS AS THEY FAILED. AS THEY WENT OUT IT AFFECTED EVERY ASPECT OF VENTILATION, INCLUDING THE DEFROST. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT IS EVIDENT DODGE WAS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT MADE NO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM, CONTINUING TO SELL THESE VEHICLES TO AN UNSUSPECTING PUBLIC FOR SEVERAL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471627August 20, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THEIR WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE REAR WHEELS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID ABOUT 60 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAFFIC. UPON EXAMINATION, IT APPEARED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE DRIVE SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. I WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAFFIC, UNABLE TO MOVE THE TRUCK FROM THE ROAD WAY. WE HAD TO DIRECT TRAFFIC UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. TOTAL REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE THE FAULTY REAR DIFFERENTIAL: $2,681.31. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471418August 19, 2012
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH. ITS TERRIBLE. COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470281August 12, 2012
SUSPENSION, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
ON A ROAD TRIP I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND I HIT A SMALL LIGHT DECAL THAT DELINEATES THE LINES ON THE ROAD AND MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SO SEVERELY THAT I NEARLY LOST CONTROL. BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE SHAKING, NOT ACCELERATING UNTIL IT SLOWED TO ABOUT 35 MPH DID STOP THE SHAKING. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I WAS TERRIFIED THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE I DECIDED THAT I WOULD DRIVE AGAIN BUT AT A SLOWER PACE. THIS TIME I DROVE AT 55 MPH AND WHEN IT HIT A TINY BUMP AGAIN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE HORRIBLY AGAIN. AND ONCE AGAIN I WAS STRESSED BEYOND BELIEF THAT I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONTROL THIS TRUCK. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AT HIGH SPEEDS AND IF THERE IS ANY RUFFNESS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE RECALL THESE TRUCKS AND FIX THEM. I PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR A TRUCK THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD QUALITY AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A PIECE OF JUNK THAT I CANNOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 35 MPH FOR FEAR THAT I WILL KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE. AND I REFUSE TO SELL THIS LEMON TO SOME OTHER POOR SOUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469904August 8, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH HAS CRACKED AND THERE IS A WHOLE LARGE ENOUGH TO PUT YOUR HEAD INTO IT. PARTS FELL OUT ONTO MY FEET WHILE DRIVING. A PILLAR GRAB HANDLES HAVE PULLED OUT WHILE CLIMBING INTO TRUCK. I FELL AND CRACKED A RIB. DODGE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THEY ARE SAFETY RELATED. THE DASH PIECES ALMOST CUT MY FOOT OPEN. IF I HAD OF BEEN WEARING SHOES INSTEAD OF BOOTS IT WOULD HAVE. MY TRUCK IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT FELL ON TOP OF MY ANKLE AND WEDGED ON THE PEDALS WHILE I WAS HOLDING CLUTCH IN THE BOOTS PROTECTED MY ANKLE WHEN I LET OFF THE CLUTCH TO GRAB THE PLASTIC PIECE. IF NOT IT WOULD HAVE CUT MY ANKLE PRETTY GOOD AS IT LEFT A GOOD MARK IN THE LEATHER OF MY BOOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469026August 2, 2012
STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE SPOTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468505July 31, 2012
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH I OPENED THE DOOR TO MY TRUCK ONE MORNING AND LOOKED UP AT MY DASHBOARD AND THERE WAS A CRACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS IT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND ALMOST ALL DODGE RAM TRUCKS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468226July 30, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 3500. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME TIME THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VALVE SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466739July 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DOWNSHIFT AND REDUCE SPEED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING AND CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT METAL WAS USED FOR THE BRAKE LINE, WHICH WAS OF BAD QUALITY, AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LINES TO BECOME CORRODED WITH RUST. THE BRAKE LINE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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